• Learn how to make seamless background textures for your surface pattern designs! I love to use texture on my motifs and it really makes a pattern look pulled together if the background has some texture in it too. It’s easy to forget that this also needs to be perfectly seamless, but it’s easier than you think to get it right using a free piece of software called GIMP.

    Seamless Background Textures

    Learn how to make seamless background textures for your surface pattern designs! I love to use texture on my motifs and it really makes a pattern look pulled together if the background has some texture in it too. It’s easy to forget that this also needs to be perfectly seamless, but it’s easier than you […]

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  • Watch me make a pretty leaves pattern in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about thirty minutes and I didn't plan it out in advance.

    Leaves Pattern in Procreate

    Watch me make a pretty leaves pattern in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about thirty minutes and I didn’t plan it out in advance. Here’s the link for the drawing […]

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  • Watch diamond repeat floral pattern in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about 40 minutes and I didn't plan it out in advance.

    Diamond Repeat Floral Pattern in Procreate

    Watch diamond repeat floral pattern in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about 40 minutes and I didn’t plan it out in advance. Here’s the link for the drawing glove: https://amzn.to/43UuAzo […]

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  • I get asked a lot about what size canvas to use for print on demand in Procreate so I thought I’d go through a few of the sizes I use and the seasons I choose them.

    What Size Canvas to use for Print on Demand

    I get asked a lot about what size canvas to use for print on demand in Procreate. So I thought I’d go through a few of the sizes I use and the reasons I choose them. With Procreate, we’re using pixel based art so it’s important to work in the biggest size you need. You […]

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  • Watch me make a pretty pink and coral floral surface pattern design in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about an hour and twenty minutes and I didn't plan it out in advance.

    Pink and Coral Floral Surface Pattern

    Watch me make a pretty pink and coral floral surface pattern design in Procreate! Get inspired by this speedy time lapse and take away useful techniques for quickly creating easy patterns using the diamond repeat method. In real time this design took me about an hour and twenty minutes and I didn’t plan it out […]

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  • I'm going to give you some ideas for how to optimise your surface pattern designs for print on demand whilst maintaining good image quality. This will help you to create more professional-looking designs that customers will want to buy and hopefully lead to more sales!

    How to Optimise Your Surface Pattern Designs for Print on Demand

    I’m going to give you some ideas for how to optimise your surface pattern designs for print on demand whilst maintaining good image quality. This will help you to create more professional-looking designs that customers will want to buy and hopefully lead to more sales! We’re always looking for ways to work smarter rather than […]

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  • This week I'm making another floral seamless pattern in Procreate using my favourite diamond repeat method! I can never draw enough daisy patterns and I love this hippy-boho version! This week's pattern took me about 26 mins from start to finish and I didn't plan this one out in advance.

    Boho Daisies Seamless Pattern in Procreate

    This week I’m making another floral seamless pattern in Procreate using my favourite diamond repeat method! I can never draw enough daisy patterns and I love this hippy-boho version! This week’s pattern took me about 26 mins from start to finish and I didn’t plan this one out in advance. Here’s the link for the […]

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  • Stylised Floral Illustrations in Procreate

    Learn how to draw stylised floral illustrations in procreate by making your own custom stamp brushes. Watch the trailer plus one free bonus lesson right here! The idea of a blank canvas can sometimes be daunting! You just found the perfect flower out on your morning walk. You’ve snapped a photo then raced home to […]

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  • This week I'm making a flower pattern in Procreate using my favourite diamond repeat method! I'd already drawn one similar to this for my portfolio, but it actually ended up being really different! In the original, I hadn't joined up all the vines with each other. which is a thing I did in this one. (Not so easy on a diamond repeat by the way!!) This week's pattern took me about 45 mins from start to finish.

    Flower Pattern in Procreate Time Lapse

    This week I’m making a flower pattern in Procreate using my favourite diamond repeat method! I’d already drawn one similar to this for my portfolio, but it actually ended up being really different! In the original, I hadn’t joined up all the vines with each other. which is a thing I did in this one. […]

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  • Hello! This week I want to share a few tips for adding your Procreate swatches into Photoshop and Illustrator.  You can’t open Procreate swatches in Photoshop or Illustrator, and using the eye dropper in Photoshop to sample all 30 colours from a Procreate swatch to add to a group just feels really tedious! So here are 2 quick ways to get an entire Procreate swatch palette into your Photoshop or Illustrator swatches with less clicking around!

    How to Add Procreate Swatches in Photoshop and Illustrator

    Hello! This week I want to share a few tips for adding your Procreate swatches into Photoshop and Illustrator.  You can’t open Procreate swatches in Photoshop or Illustrator, and using the eye dropper in Photoshop to sample all 30 colours from a Procreate swatch to add to a group just feels really tedious! So here […]

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